South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-08-05

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1 Richmond in October. when the cite
Of the Lee monument is de,licatei.-
McGarigle. the 'boofle" ex.chief az
police Of Chicago. Who esnaped srom
the sheriff 10 that CITY Last ~ssk, 10
now safs,in Sarnia Ontario. Causds.
Harry b. Coz. Of Ciuciuua hes
invented . wonds, full trumpet. With
which conversation. in IN ordinary
tone Of voice can be carried on / -
tween, persons four and Q Quarter
miles spart.-EEvm Is 10 90 deaths
form cholera ar6 reported "a Catamia.
Italy, daily.-Jamea Martin. . pain
ter. fell from the Brooklyn bridge
100 feet into the water. He VAS not
hurt much.
The ex-Confsdsrats reunion ~ Mex.
leo. Mo-. on September IL viii he
attended by number Of Grand a rwy
posts. Among those expected Ia
make addresses are w. r. q. Brecp-
enridge. Of Kentucky, and Senator
Kenns. Of West virginis.
! Henry Spencer. aged about 81.
shot and instantly killed Scott Dav-
900. eyed so. in eight Of Dawson,s
home. at Rawlings, Nd. on weines.
day evening Of lat week. lie used
~ buli.dog revolver and shot Dsw-
con twice. once In the head. and once
10 the breast. Seven years ago. Dsw-
son attempted 20 outrage Speucer's
wife, Who was Dawson's first cousin.
and at that time single. For this
crime. he was sentenced 10 six years
In the peuitentiary. Spencer's wife
died two yeara ago. Her treatment
by Dawson was the cause of the mac.
der. Spencer Is now in j,tt It Cum
berlAnd. ~ 4,
Three men we're killed By light
ming at Bertram. Texas. The bolt
came from perfectly cloudless sky.
The bodies Of Robert and james
Bruce, who died from yellow isver in
Cuta twenty years ago, arrived ct
New York, where the men we're born,
Friday, for reinforcement. After
some objection the collins were passed.
by the sanitary 'cfficers.-A party or
American fishermen were seized ny
the Dominion government au hori-
ties near Hal,fsx, Nova Scotia. for
fishing within three miles OF the Can.
ada shore. - One million md TWEEN.
ty. eight thousan | dollars have heen
subscribed for next years ceatenui-
al exposition in Cincinnati. mo bot
ter weather was ever known In Pl IL
adelphia than that of last week. The
thermometer ranged from % to l05
lin the ehade, and cases OF death from
sunstrose averaged obout four cay.
The hea, In New Hampsh re. also.
was without a parallel. The weather
in the far northern states was fully
as oppressive as in the Souh and
Wes,.-A vessel from Brazil with
several cases Of yellow fever on boarri
was taken in charge by the officers or
he Us. Quarantine station at The
Delaware Breakwater near Phiiadsi-
pbia. Friday.-A tornado at David
City. Neb.. damaged property TO the
amount Of 100000. One man was
killed and half the buildings In tho
place we're demolished. The bust.
ness failures throu yhout the country
during the last seven days number
for the United States l62, and for
Canada %, or . total Of 1874, ns com.
pared with total of l72 last week
and l79 the week previous 20 the Last,
and 1872 for the corresponding week
OF last year.-The highest tempera .
'ure reported so far this year was
reached o: Nebraska. Neb., Friday
when the mercury stood at llOo in
the slIade.-Four persona we're burnt
10 death by Gre in tenement house
In Chicaso.-A part ct Cincinnati
called Sop Town" was burned Fri.
day. The fire Destroyed all The build.
Jugs on six acres Of ground. consists
ing Of one and two. story frame shan >
ties. distillery stables and die pid al ed
tenement houses. The loss was mp
wards Of Sl00, 00O.-ThomasJ J. Hen
sell, an old and prominent citiznn OF
Winchester, Va. died Friday. Mrs.
j. Witherspoon Smith, grand laugh
Ter Of Maj Gen. Lord Sterl ng, OF It. 9
revolutionary army. died In New Orr
leans Friday. She was over hun -
dr' d years old.-At vincennrs. Ind.
Charles Bonn had j. II Punch. a
blind pensiorer, arrested for taking
away his wife and living with her.
When tie cas-, was brought into the
mayor court. II was proved that
Bobn had sold lis wife TO Bunch for
$500. This money had not been
paid hence the difficulty. "A n. &
Q. express train coll ded with a
freight train at West Newton. Pc.
FRIDAY. The fireman If the freight
train was Killed and lie erginee
badly " inTed,